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25.04.07

Nathaniel Dett Chorale

The final concert experience of my Canadian sojourn involved a trip to Brantford with S'Moer and L'Stew to hear the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. This group was by far the most racially diverse I have ever seen, ranging from Brunehildes to East Indians. Oh, the blending! Oh, the dynamic range! Oh, the precision! I really have no more words to describe this fantastic concert and apologize for the grainy quality of the bootleg video that fails to do justice to their marvelous sound. I am sorry, twin, but there are truly some days when I must use my words for more mundane topics.

There were lion statues outside the theatre (though belonging to a different building). Of course, pictures became necessary to our immediate lives.


Stewing together

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Lionness
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The twins of dorkness

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I feel that I might have needed a feather boa, skanky black dress, black gloves, and stiletto heels to truly get into the mood, but I had fun in my jeans...

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A bootleg copy of the encore "Abide With Me."

"Oh, that was my mother's favorite hymn!" sighed an elderly woman next to us. And for good reason. One of my favorites, too. Especially this version (Moses Hogan's arrangement).

Go here for the video.

Posted by funke at 25.04.07 14:18 | TrackBack | Posted to Concerts
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Ref "The twins of dorkness": is that a knitting needle coming out of your head?

Posted by: Alex Funke at 25.04.07 16:24

Haha. It should be. It certainly should be...the traffic was stopping to look at us....I'm surprised they didn't take us away...to someplace nice and safe...

Posted by: funke at 25.04.07 16:28
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